Traffic & Crashes
11:00am Sat 19 Oct, 2024
State Highway 29 is a key focus as part of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi summer maintenance programme. Between October 2024 and May 2025 there are 9 significant... Read More
06:49am Thu 17 Oct, 2024
UPDATE: Powerco is working to restore power to homes in Greerton after a power pole came down earlier this morning. Emergency services were called to the... Read More
09:15am Wed 16 Oct, 2024
The deaths of four people in one day are a chilling reminder of what can go wrong on New Zealand roads, says police. Two drivers died following a crash in... Read More
01:00pm Tue 15 Oct, 2024
A Gisborne business has started a Givealittle fundraiser for a colleague whose partner was killed in a crash in the Waioeka Gorge. The victim was travelling... Read More
07:00am Tue 15 Oct, 2024
A new set of 16-year-olds with fresh learner licences head out on to New Zealand roads each year. That's why the Bay of Plenty Rotary Clubs brought to the... Read More
10:00am Sun 13 Oct, 2024
The body of a person missing after a crash into the Waioeka River south of Ōpōtiki has been found. The victim was travelling with two others in a car that... Read More
12:00pm Sat 12 Oct, 2024
About 110 lane kilometres of state highway in the Bay of Plenty will either be rebuilt or resealed over coming summers, with a significant portion of this planned... Read More
06:00pm Fri 11 Oct, 2024
A raised pedestrian crossing in Matua is being ripped out and returned to being a level crossing after seven months at a cost of about $80,000 after causing... Read More
04:31pm Fri 11 Oct, 2024
Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash in Paengaroa. Police were advised at 4.10pm a car had collided with a fence/bank on Te Puke... Read More
12:25pm Fri 11 Oct, 2024
12.25pm update: One person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 32 this morning. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on... Read More
07:00am Fri 11 Oct, 2024
Police have located the body of a person who died following a single vehicle crash into a Bay of Plenty river. Emergency Services responded to the Waioeka... Read More
03:00pm Wed 09 Oct, 2024
Summer holidays mean summer renewals in the Bay of Plenty as the government rolls out its $2 billion pothole prevention plan, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi... Read More
08-Dec 18:05
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his cousin
08-Dec 17:00
Sam Ruthe sets new benchmark
08-Dec 16:30
Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m
08-Dec 14:29
Highway closed as crews fight multiple fires
08-Dec 14:22
Warm week ahead before cooler change on Friday
08-Dec 13:00
Growers urged to keep eyes open for hornets
08-Dec 11:58
Former PM announces death of centenarian father
08-Dec 11:45
Kaimai Range SH29 shut overnight for five nights
08-Dec 10:58
Crash brings traffic to a halt on SH2
08-Dec 10:00
Playoff thriller: BOP clinch interprovincial title
08-Dec 08:52
Suspicious scrub fire burns through orchard
08-Dec 08:00
Manu Champs splash back into town!
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